NEWS ROUNDUP

1 – There’s reason for optimism about the economy in 2024, and that’s good news for small businesses.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/what-to-watch-in-fridays-spending-report-inflation-closing-in-on-feds-target-0778037d
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/26/the-us-avoided-a-recession-in-2023-whats-the-outlook-for-2024.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/business/5-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-the-2024-economy/index.html

2 - Google recently rolled out a new small business attribute feature.
https://blog.google/products/shopping/google-merchant-new-features-holiday/

3 – The SBA is proposing to remove limits on loan eligibility for prospective borrowers who have a previous run-in with the law.
https://www.smallbusinessroundtable.org/sbr-submits-comments-on-sbas-proposed-rule-reforming-criminal-record-eligibility-requirements-for-loan-programs

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